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A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler on Twitter? - wilson - 01-30-2013 01:32 AM
a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks down on criticism of the authorities on social media.
According to the verdict on Sunday, published by online newspaper Alaan, a tweet written by Rashid Saleh al-Anzi in October “stabbed the rights and powers of the Emir†Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
Anzi, who has 5,700 Twitter followers, was expected to appeal, the lawyer, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/06/kuwaiti-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-twitter-insult
What are your thoughts on this nonsense ?
- skinnyfield630 - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
My thoughts are that it's Draconian and says a lot about how insecure the Kuwaiti authorities must be.
- Badwolf - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
because they can do what they want ,when saddam invaded them ,once the americans freed them
they knew they were untouchable as a dictatorship
- Linda - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
My thoughts are, that must be why God instructed Christians to obey the law of their country. All of His instructions are for our benefit but sadly, many people ignore that fact.
- Velma - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
Right! No freedom of thought, speech or religion under islam rule.
- Ernest S - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
Perhaps we should have something like that here on Yahoo Answers against all the deliberately offensive, mocking, foolish, childish and inane posts?
It sure would remove most of the posts and very considerably raise the quality.
There is no excuse for insult and disrespect.
- ILG - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
You should put insult in quotation, or say allegedly. Otherwise, if that was a real insult, then that is bad...no matter who you are referring to.
- Fred - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
What do you expect from a primitive, muslim-dominated society?
- Angry Dad - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
I think they're good as long as they keep selling us cheap oil
- Face â„¢ - 01-30-2013 01:40 AM
A punishment that fits the crime....
belch